Crime Rates at Brentford Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 4ES

Brentford Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brentford Avenue (SR5 4ES) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentford Avenue (SR5 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrow Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.